News

When you set a high standard, the industry takes notice.

Choice Hotels Celebrates Opening of Cambria Hotel & Suites Washington, D.C. by Hosting A Local Craft Brew Showdown

Today Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, and Concord Hospitality, an award-winning hotel management and development company, celebrated the opening of the Cambria hotel & suites Washington, D.C. Convention Center by hosting a local craft beer tasting competition featuring local breweries and judged by a panel of celebrity …

Read More

Choice Hotels’ Cambria Hotels & Suites Brand Arrives in Washington, D.C.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, and Concord Hospitality, an award-winning hotel management and development company, announced that the new Cambria Hotel & Suites Washington D.C. Convention Center is officially open to welcome travelers to the area. Located at 899 O Street NW, the Cambria Hotel & Suites …

Read More

Who Says It Ain’t Easy Being Green?

With all due respect to my favorite Muppet, being green has never been easier. Whether its single stream recycling hitting your neighborhood or building and operating greener hotels, green is the new black when it comes to colors that make everything appear slimmer. Some of my colleagues in the hotel industry will likely insist that …

Read More

MARRIOTT BRANDED HOTEL BREAKS THROUGH AKRONS SKYLINE

Testa Companies, Inc., one of the fastest growing privately owned construction companies in the US, teamed up with Concord Hospitality, a leading owner and operator of hotels in the US to announce today that construction of the 146-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel in downtown Akron, Ohio has begun “skyward.” As opposed to a traditional groundbreaking …

Read More

Concord Hospitality uses Google Chromeboxes to connect hotel employees

Concord Hospitality operates nearly 100 Marriott and other premium-branded hotel properties in the United States and Canada, catering primarily to business travelers. We’ve expanded quickly in the past seven years, growing to about 4,900 employees and doubling the number of our hotel properties. The hotel industry is constantly changing and we strive to be at the forefront of the evolution even as we grow. We’re always looking to embrace the newest and best technology. So when we needed a technology to offer all employees access to human resources information – particularly those who don’t normally have access to a computer – we opted for the Google Chromebox.

Read More

Talking Development With Concord’s Mark Laport

All signs at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), held in Los Angeles, Calif., pointed to another positive year for the hotel industry as RevPAR and ADRs continue to grow and hoteliers start to see pricing power return. Development opportunities are also starting to pick up steam. Just ask Concord Hospitality CEO Mark Laport, who …

Read More